Weather alerts in Rice County, Minnesota, 2025

119 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Rice County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 119
Warnings: 29
Watches: 19
Advisories: 37
Busiest month: July18 alerts
Busiest day: April 28, 20258 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

2 of 5 tornado warnings covering Rice County in 2025 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 15 minutes after it went out.

Rice County, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	5	2	60%	2	100%	15 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	11	6	45%	6	33%	23 min
Flash flood warnings	1	1	0%	1	0%

Each office's whole area, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Twin Cities, MN: tornado warnings	81	20	75%	42	79%	10 min
NWS Twin Cities, MN: severe thunderstorm warnings	185	99	46%	390	72%	19 min
NWS Twin Cities, MN: flash flood warnings	22	9	59%	24	63%	62 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 11, 3:20 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	311 days
Jan 13, 9:32 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MPX	11 hr
Jan 17, 2:13 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MPX	3 days
Jan 17, 2:13 PM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	MPX	4 days
Feb 6, 2:27 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	16 hr
Feb 6, 2:29 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	30 hr
Feb 7, 2:50 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	36 hr
Feb 12, 2:51 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MPX	30 hr
Feb 13, 2:24 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	44 hr
Feb 16, 2:35 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MPX	42 hr
Feb 16, 2:35 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	MPX	24 hr
Feb 17, 2:59 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	MPX	31 hr
Feb 18, 2:27 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MPX	31 hr
Feb 27, 1:36 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	28 hr
Mar 3, 2:56 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	24 hr
Mar 4, 3:18 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	32 hr
Mar 4, 11:17 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Mar 5, 11:17 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	4 hr
Mar 14, 8:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Mar 17, 3:14 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	34 hr
Mar 18, 4:08 AM CDT	Blizzard Warning	MPX	38 hr
Mar 18, 1:27 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	29 hr
Mar 28, 7:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 11, 2:44 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	130 days
Apr 17, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 17, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	57 min
Apr 17, 5:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 28, 2:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 28, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 28, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	37 min
Apr 28, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	25 min
Apr 28, 5:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	31 min
Apr 28, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	34 min
Apr 28, 6:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Apr 28, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	45 min
May 10, 2:24 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	MPX	32 hr
May 11, 10:11 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	MPX	23 hr
May 15, 7:23 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
May 15, 12:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 15, 1:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	33 min
May 15, 1:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
May 15, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	35 min
Jun 16, 9:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	34 min
Jun 16, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 16, 6:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Jun 16, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	40 min
Jun 18, 4:29 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Watch	MPX	34 hr
Jun 19, 2:45 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	MPX	3 days
Jun 20, 12:44 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 25, 10:50 AM CDT	Flood Watch	MPX	10 hr
Jun 25, 1:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jun 25, 2:59 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 25, 4:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	28 min
Jun 25, 4:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	18 min
Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 28, 10:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jun 28, 11:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 29, 1:01 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jul 2, 5:50 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jul 3, 2:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 22, 3:02 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MPX	17 hr
Jul 22, 3:22 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MPX	29 hr
Jul 23, 9:29 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 23, 2:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 23, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	34 min
Jul 23, 9:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	6 hr
Jul 26, 1:54 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Watch	MPX	13 hr
Jul 26, 2:29 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	MPX	31 hr
Jul 27, 2:58 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MPX	24 hr
Jul 27, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 27, 7:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jul 28, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 28, 9:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	53 min
Jul 28, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	42 min
Jul 28, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	44 min
Jul 28, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	46 min
Aug 7, 1:26 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MPX	25 hr
Aug 8, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Aug 9, 2:40 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Aug 15, 4:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Aug 15, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 16, 3:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 16, 5:01 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Aug 16, 7:20 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Aug 17, 2:17 PM CDT	Flood Watch	MPX	20 hr
Aug 17, 10:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	4 hr
Aug 27, 10:04 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	11 hr
Sep 9, 7:04 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	16 hr
Sep 10, 11:29 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	12 hr
Sep 21, 4:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Sep 21, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	20 min
Sep 22, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	38 min
Sep 22, 1:22 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	21 hr
Sep 23, 8:40 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	13 hr
Oct 7, 2:20 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	MPX	30 hr
Oct 20, 2:16 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	28 hr
Oct 30, 1:32 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	8 hr
Nov 24, 2:23 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	45 hr
Nov 24, 2:23 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	46 hr
Nov 25, 8:10 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	2 hr
Nov 27, 2:36 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	63 hr
Nov 27, 2:36 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	63 hr
Dec 8, 3:15 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	39 hr
Dec 9, 7:12 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Dec 11, 1:30 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MPX	69 hr
Dec 17, 2:38 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	42 hr
Dec 17, 2:16 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	34 hr
Dec 18, 2:23 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 18, 4:40 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	4 hr
Dec 22, 2:30 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	6 hr
Dec 22, 3:32 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 24, 4:46 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	39 hr
Dec 26, 5:22 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	36 hr
Dec 27, 3:34 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	18 hr
Dec 27, 11:46 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	18 hr
Dec 27, 1:51 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	40 hr
Dec 28, 9:52 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Dec 28, 5:53 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 29, 6:08 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	6 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	11
Tornado Warning	5
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	7
Tornado Watch	3
Mesoscale Discussion	30
Special Weather Statement	4
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1
Flood Watch	2
Winter
Blizzard Warning	4
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	4
Winter Weather Advisory	10
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	2
Extreme Heat Watch	2
Heat Advisory	4
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	2
Extreme Cold Watch	1
Cold Weather Advisory	6
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	5
Fire
Red Flag Warning	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	11

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2024 2026

Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.